The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, February 4, 1929
Waning Crescent
22.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
1:16 PM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.3%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 75
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,100 km.
Exact values
For Feb 4, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 303.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.3° / 223.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 12m / -24.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.15° / -1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.14° / 3.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.22° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.